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pretty simple IMO. Make sure you don't drop the valves into the combustion camber if you plan to replace them with the head on the engine.
It would be better and easier for YOU to remove the head off prior to replacing the valve seals.
Remove the timing belt, camshaft holders, camshafts, valve spring keepers, valve springs, then using some needle nose pliers, pull then off the valves.
Install is easy too, by using the same pliers press the seals in, it should "click in" when you press. Don't go crazy or you will destroy them. BTW don't mix up the intake and exhaust valve seals up either, there is a difference.
On a scale on 1-10 I'd give it a 8 because it's not like you're installing a strut bar or header. It's more critical because you are going into internal engine parts that MUST be installed perfectly the first time, or you will DESTROY that engine quickly.
It would be better and easier for YOU to remove the head off prior to replacing the valve seals.
Remove the timing belt, camshaft holders, camshafts, valve spring keepers, valve springs, then using some needle nose pliers, pull then off the valves.
Install is easy too, by using the same pliers press the seals in, it should "click in" when you press. Don't go crazy or you will destroy them. BTW don't mix up the intake and exhaust valve seals up either, there is a difference.
On a scale on 1-10 I'd give it a 8 because it's not like you're installing a strut bar or header. It's more critical because you are going into internal engine parts that MUST be installed perfectly the first time, or you will DESTROY that engine quickly.
good tips. thank you sir! ive got experience with the bigger things like pulling motors, trannys, suspension etc but never really did the small pieces like valve train. thanks again for the tips. wish me luck
Just picked up another DA. Thats 3 DA's I have now. This one is only for parts. The body is rusted out and it's an auto. I'd love to save it, but have no time.
Last edited by Bond; May 6, 2012 at 11:41 PM.
I had this problem before, it isn't actually the taillights, its the foam gaskets. $30 for a pair from the dealer that can save you from water damage.
K24 fits under a stock DA hood if you just cut some of the webbing. Thats a very serious advantage in my opinion.
a k24 doesnt fit under any ef hood. k20 fits under the jdm hood or the $700 fiber images hood but thats a ridiculous cost to pay in order for your hood to shut.
K24 fits under a stock DA hood if you just cut some of the webbing. Thats a very serious advantage in my opinion.
K24 fits under a stock DA hood if you just cut some of the webbing. Thats a very serious advantage in my opinion.
I swapped a K24 from a crashed TSX in a friends EP3. We found a civic si 6speed trans at a wrecker with a cracked case. Swapped cases and as good as new. That mod was the best thing we ever did to that car. It now had torque and made driving an EP3 fun.
I can imagine that setup being a blast in a DA.








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